ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL / DESIGN STUDIO located at Scadding Court Community Centre, Room 3, 707 Dundas St. West (at Bathurst), Toronto M5T 2W6 Classroom Phone: 416-393-0845. Main Office of Oasis Alternative S.S. TDSB at 416-393-9830. Email Contact for Info & Registration: lauren.hortie@tdsb.on.ca (Lauren Hortie, OSF Teacher)
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This Toronto District School Board alternative school design program helps students earn high school credits and graduate by creating their own brand and running a skateboard business / professional design studio.
OASIS SKATEBOARD FACTORY (OSF) "ON THE GRIND": TDSB's ART & ENTREPRENEURSHIP O.G.s since 2006!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Beatles
Hey, I’m 17 years old and go to Oasis Skateboard Factory. I’ve been skateboarding for a couple years now and I really like it, so I came to this school where pretty much it’s all about skateboarding and art. Since I’ve been skateboarding for a while, I decided to make a longboard of The Beatles. I got the idea from a friend because it’s his favourite band, so I made it for him but I’ll ride it a bit before I give it away.
My longboard has a high contrast. It has a black fade so you can see the wood through the black. It looks almost like an antique deck. The board came out better than I expected it to. I was really pleased; it couldn’t have come out any better. On my next decks I want to use a little bit more colour.